Wallaroo Mines flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Wallaroo Mines
(Copper Coast Council, SA) - 2.88 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 26 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
2.88 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Wallaroo Mines's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Wallaroo Mines
Two different things, kept apart on purpose. The ANEF contour is the planning instrument - a forecast published per airport that planning schemes use to control noise-sensitive development. Observed overflight is what a sampled aircraft-tracking feed actually recorded over the suburb - where aircraft flew, how low and how often.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 26 Sep 2026
typical observed square 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 500 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
Wallaroo Mines at a glance
How Wallaroo Mines is zoned
Selling in Wallaroo Mines? The zone and overlays on this page are the Planning and Design Code controls a Form 1 vendor's statement has to disclose.
Across its 2.88 km², Wallaroo Mines is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 78% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 9 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Conservation. The median lot measures about 1,664 m² across 314 parcels.
Who lives in Wallaroo Mines
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Wallaroo Mines suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 842, and decile 1 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Wallaroo Mines's 408 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Kadina, the wider ABS statistical area containing Wallaroo Mines. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Wallaroo Mines itself.
4,588 in 2001 to 5,776 in 2025, up 26%.
Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Wallaroo Mines data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Mapped | the South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | the South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data |
| Zoning | Mapped | the South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | the South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | the South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data, Defence |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 26 September 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 65% of Wallaroo Mines. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
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See what's in the $9 report →Wallaroo Mines planning - frequently asked
Is Wallaroo Mines flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Wallaroo Mines and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Wallaroo Mines bushfire-prone?
Around 78% of Wallaroo Mines is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Copper Coast Council average of 87%.
Is Wallaroo Mines under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 65% of Wallaroo Mines, and over about 66% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 26 Sep 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 2,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in Wallaroo Mines?
The dominant planning zone in Wallaroo Mines is Conservation, though the suburb also includes Neighbourhood and Employment.
Does Wallaroo Mines have heritage-listed places?
Wallaroo Mines has 9 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Wallaroo Mines?
Across 314 surveyed parcels in Wallaroo Mines, the median lot size is about 1,664 m².
Does Wallaroo Mines have a train station?
There is no train station inside Wallaroo Mines itself. The suburb is served by 1 bus stop.
What is the population of Wallaroo Mines?
At the 2021 Census Wallaroo Mines had 408 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Kadina statistical area, which contains Wallaroo Mines, went from 4,588 people in 2001 to 5,776 in 2025, up 26%.
Is Wallaroo Mines an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Wallaroo Mines scores 842 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Wallaroo Mines?
Median household income in Wallaroo Mines was $1,065 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,073 for the typical suburb in Copper Coast Council. Median rent was $260 a week and the median mortgage repayment $890 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jericho | 1.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Matta Flat | 1.3 km | 0% | 42% |
| New Town | 1.3 km | 0% | 52% |
| Jerusalem | 2.0 km | 0% | 72% |
| Kadina | 4.3 km | 0% | 98% |
| Wallaroo | 6.3 km | 0% | 84% |
| Boors Plain | 8.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| North Beach | 9.1 km | 0% | 64% |
| Paramatta | 10.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Warburto | 11.3 km | 0% | 79% |